Lecture 4- Spinal Cord And Spinal Nerves Flashcards
Dural root sleeve covers ……….. ……..and becomes continuous with the………. of spinal nerves.
Nerve rootlets
epineurium
Spinal dura sac terminates at?
S2
Filum terminale projection of pia mater covered in dura mater anchors the?
spinal cord to the coccyx.
The spinal cord is the continuation of the?
Medulla oblongata
The spinal cord projects through the vertebral canal for what reason?
Protection
The spinak cord extends from foramen magnum to the lower border of …….in (adults),…… In(children)
L1 and L3
How much does the spinal cord weigh and what is its length in males and females?
- Weight: 30g (2% brain weight)
- Male: 45cm
- Female: 42cm
The spinal cord terminates ……… And forms the ………….?
caudally as conus medullaris
Enlargement of the spina cord occurs where?
Cervical (C5-T1) and lumbosacral (L1-S2) enlargements.
Enlargements from C5 – T1 and from L1-S2 due to increased numbers of ……… ………. and ……….. going to upper and lower extremities.
Motor neurons
Interneurons
What spinal arteries supply the spinal cord
Spinal arteries:
• 1 x anterior
• 2 x posterior
Blood supply of spinal cord
Subclavian => vertebral => spinal arteries.
• Reinforced by segmental medullary arteries.
Attachments of the spinal cord do what and where? Also where do they arise from?
- Suspend and anchor spinal cord within the dural sac.
* Arise from pia mater.
3 Attachments of the spinal cord are called?
- Denticulate ligaments
- Filum terminale
- Spinal nerve roots
Dent inculcate ligament attaches the spinal cord to the?
Dural sac
Two attachments of the Dural sac?
Filum terminale
Spinal nerve roots
Spinal cord segments are portion of the spinal cord giving rise to the …….. and ……..that ultimately form one ……….pair of spinal nerves
Rootlets
Roots
Bilateral
In the grey matter of the posterior horn contains, what type of neurons?
sensory interneurons
In the grey matter of the lateral horn contains what type of neurons?
preganglionic sympathetic neurons
In the grey matter of the anterior horn contains cell bodies of large ……… neurons that supply………. ………?
Motor
Skeletal muscle
Efferent motor axons project from ……… grey horn through ………. …….. rootlets to mixed ……… ……….and on to the effector muscles.
Anterior
Ventral nerve
Spinal nerves
Afferent sensory axons project from ……./……..through mixed …….. ……..back to the ……. ……..and on to the CNS.
Skin/joints
Spinal nerves
Dorsal root
All skeletal muscles have a tendency to contract in response to being ……..?
Stretched
Reflex arc occurs within the?
Spinal cord
Biceps brachii, c5, which nerve?
Musculocutaneous
Brachialradialis, c6. Which nerve
Radial
Triceps brachii, c7. Which nerve?
Radial
Knee-jerk (patellar), quadriceps fe pros, L4. Which nerve?
Femoral nerve
Ankle-jerk (Achilles), gastrocnemius soleus, S1. Which nerve?
Tibial nerve
Knee-jerk reflex
Tapping the ligament activates ……… …….. in the quadriceps. ……….. impulses from the spindles travel in the ……… ……. to the ………. segments of the spinal cord.
Muscle spindles
Afferent
Femoral nerve
L2-L4
Knee jerk reflex
efferent impulses are then transmitted via …… ……. in the ……. nerve to the quadriceps, resulting in a jerk- like contraction
of the muscle and extension of the leg at the knee
joint.
Motor fibres
Femoral